Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 38 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM3.68m | 4:12PM3.22m | 4:15AM3.50m | 4:48PM3.06m | 4:56AM3.25m | 5:25PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM-0.04m | 10:01PM0.45m | 10:32AM0.22m | 10:40PM0.60m | 11:10AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NNE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 144 | 157 | 157 | 152 | 152 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 157 | 160 | 185 | 185 | 173 | 168 | 25 | 162 | 212 | 162 | 21 |
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